Sucka DJ’s beware! The L22Fam’s first and long-time DJ, Flipstyles (Richard Candela), is back on the “wheels of steel” (do people still call it that? LOL). Over the years Flipstyles has blessed us with murderous cuts on several Deuce Deuce classics such as “For the Record”, “The Truest”, “The Chief”, and most recently “The New Weapons”. Earlier this week, he posted up a YouTube video of him effortlessly scratchin’ a sample like it was business as usual, and I have to admit it was definitely a nostalgic moment for me personally.

Left: 1998. Right: 1999.

Along with “the Queen” Leschke (LOL!), my man Flipper has been there with me since day one. From walkin’ to our local Sav-on to make ‘color’ copies of our cassette tape albums, to stayin’ up late nights with my ass in the dead heat of summer to record a whole album in one damn take. On & off the stage, the homie always had my back on those tables, and I was always confident enough to tell you “that’s my mothafuckin’ DJ”. But shortly after high school, Flipstyles was forced to sell his mixer and turntables, and I have to say that was a very sad day in L22’s history. As dedicated and talented a DJ that guy was, I’m sure we shared the same amount of devastation when he sold his hard-earned equipment.

Left: 2002. Right: 2001.

So finally, 8 years later I decided to give him a pair of broke ass 1200’s that were sold to me, and told Rich straight up they were his as long as he could get ‘em fixed. Besides, those tables woulda been worth squat in the hands of an emcee such as myself, and I wouldn’t just give 1200’s away to someone if that person didn’t possess the skills my man Flipper did. Now why is this such a big deal to me? When people talk about the greatest Hip Hop duos of all time, you hear the likes of Eric B. & Rakim, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Gangstarr, and so on. And what do they all have in common? Each of those groups had one deadly emcee and one wicked ass DJ. In 1997, it was MistaMil & Flipstyles. Today, I’m proud to say the name still remains. “Once Again” baby! Go get’ em Rich!! – Mil

2002.

*NEW MUSIC* MistaMil & XL Middleton – “The New Weapons” (2010)
Produced by MistaMil (off the upcoming album The Owners Choice)

*DEUCE DEUCE CLASSIC* MistaMil ft. Flipstyles – “For the Record” (2003)
Produced by MistaMil (from MistaMil’s Off Center of Attention LP 2005)

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Happy Birthday to the L22Fam! Last weekend we celebrated our 13th Anniversary at The Chaya and enjoyed the rest of our night at The Edison in Downtown LA. It was great seeing all the close homies as well as a couple new faces! Special thanks to my man Reach for setting the whole night up despite all the RSVP changes! Thanks to my girlfriend Jackie for bein’ my beautiful date that evening (hehe), and to Def J, Berretto, Justin, John, Alex, Reed & FreshNSexy.com, Fred, Jelynn, Melissa, Erin, Jill, Rose, Claudia, Cath, Tej, Leah, Sharlene, and Henry, for showing love & support for the L22Fam.

Meesh, Joe, Mike, Jenn, Honda, Leschke, Obscene … you were with us in spirit!

If you didn’t get a chance to read about this event in our ‘Events’ section, here is a little excerpt of what I wrote explaining who we are and what we’re all about.

“For those of you who don’t know our history, we are more than just a “record label” or a Hip-Hop crew. We’re a tight knit group of close friends that we can call “Fam” whether we’ve known each other for 20 years or 2 years. When I came up with the whole idea of “L22″ with Leschke, one of our goals was to create something even bigger than ourselves. It offered a platform for the homies to showcase their unique musical talents while making it fun at the same time. It gave us an identity, a home to call our own. Whether you were an emcee, a DJ, producer, or just a homie showin’ your support, you were a part of what we call the L22Fam. In the past 13 years it brought us closer together through countless shows, recording sessions, anniversary events, house parties, and simple kickbacks. Whenever I’m on stage and I see my people standin’ in the audience havin’ a damn good time, I know my work is done. We have a lot of new faces to the Fam, and we’d like to welcome you as we unveil a new chapter in L22’s long history!”

I’ve compiled all sets of photos taken that night for your convenience. Simply right click and ‘Save As’.
L22 Records 13th Anniversary Dinner Photos

13 years in the making baby! Enjoy!

- Mil